persimmon
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- noun
- /pərˈsɪmən/
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- I don't think we have a persimmon tree.
- persimmon tree
- persimmon fruit
You typically only see that in apples, pears, almonds, maybe persimmons.
- You typically only see that in apples, pears, almonds, maybe persimmons.
Examples
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We have had a great persimmon crop this year in Kentucky, and I got enough to make persimmon pudding.
Blog text (28) -
A friend took me to a couple of old granddaddy persimmon trees.
Blog text (28) -
What happened to the persimmon tree?
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A few meters beyond the window was the upper persimmon orchard.
Fiction book (1995) -
There were trees full of persimmons and figs.
Fiction book (1991) -
The evening moon was shining on the fruits of the persimmon tree on the far side of the chrysanthemum patch.
Fiction book (1992) -
Shivering, she leaned back against the trunk of the persimmon tree and closed her eyes.
Fiction book (1991) -
Persimmons are a popular fruit crop in Hawaii, but many orchards were abandoned as fruit fly problems got worse.
Academic text (2004) -
Straight to the young persimmon trees she went, three coarsely grained black trunks topped by a blended crown of drooping leaves.
Fiction book (1991) -
We picked ripe persimmons from the tree in our backyard to make a delicious pie.
Synonyms
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A tree that grows sweet orange fruit eaten in autumn
A small Asian tree that produces large orange fruit called persimmons
A small tree that grows large orange fruit people eat when ripe
A medium tree from eastern and southern United States that makes orange fruit that are sour until fully ripe
A medium-sized tree that makes orange fruit that becomes sweet when ripe
A small Asian persimmon tree that makes sweet yellow or dark fruit
Idioms
Think you are more important or special than other people
Compounds
A medium tree from eastern and southern United States that makes orange fruit that are sour until fully ripe
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word persimmon comes from an Algonquian Native American word pessamin that meant 'dry fruit'. People first used the name for the fruit and then for the tree that bears it, so a persimmon tree is the tree that makes those orange-red fruits.